soulien.
/ˈsəʊli/, U.S. /ˈsoʊli/ British slang.
A fan of soul music, esp. Northern Soul (Northern Soul n. 2).
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1978 Daily Tel. 1 Nov. 19/6 Two gangs of rival pop music fans, known as the ‘Soulies’ and the ‘Freaks’.
1986 City Limits 16 Oct. 41/1 There's a basic rhythm to all Cameo's music. A heartbeat. It's the heart of suburban soulies, of urban would-be sophisticates.
1999 B. Brewster & F. Broughton Last Night DJ saved my Life (2000) iv. 92 Many soulies went to both clubs regularly, rarely caring about any distinction between the playlists of the two.
2010 Guardian (Nexis) 6 Nov. (Travel section) 7 An old soulie called John O'Brien, who used to work at The Torch, approached Stoke council about getting a plaque put up where the club used to be.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1978- play ball with
- play bankrupt
- play bo-peep
- play bo-peep with
- play bob-fool with
- play bobfool with
- play bone
- play booty
- play bopeep
- play bopeep with
- play both ends against the middle
- play both sides against the middle
- play both sides of the street
- play box and cox
- play bricole
- play buggery
- play button
- play by ear
- play by the rules
- play cards
- play cards close to one's chest
- play carl again
- play catch-up
- play catchup
- play centre